Construction launched on Jelovača wind farm, country’s second
Construction has begun on the Jelovača wind farm, which is expected to become Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) second operational wind farm, with trial run planned by the end of 2018, according to Indikator.ba. The 36 MW Jelovača wind farm with 18 turbines is being built in the municipality of Tomislavgrad, where the country’s first wind […]
IBC Solar commissions new PV plant, as lira crisis rattles solar market, but is also seen as opportunity
The Turkish subsidiary of German photovoltaic (PV) systems and energy storage company IBC Solar AG has commissioned a turnkey solar energy project with a total capacity of 1.161 MWp in Merkez near the Bulgarian border for Turkish textile company Edirne Giyim Sanayi, according to a press release from IBC Solar. The ground-mounted PV plant with […]
EUR 2 million in grants to be disbursed for PV systems in 35 municipalities
Public buildings such as kindergartens, schools, municipal buildings, and other facilities in 35 municipalities will get EUR 2 million in grants for the procurement of photovoltaic (PV) systems, the Macedonian Ministry of Finance said. The grant funds to enable municipalities to procure PV systems to generate electricity for public buildings’ consumption will be allocated under […]
Power utility EPS hiring 163 young professionals
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has posted vacancy announcements for 163 university degree holders, of which 62 are reserved for first-time job seekers. The plan is to offer fixed-term contracts for a period of up to two years to 47 mechanical engineers, 43 electrical engineers, 20 mining engineers, 10 information technology experts, as well […]
BiH energy strategy should be adopted by end-August – minister
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Mirko Šarović expects the country’s energy strategy to be adopted at the next session of the Council of Ministers of BiH, the Fena news agency reported. It seems that all obstacles have been overcome, the opinions of the entities have been obtained, and […]
Government requests tendering to select universal electricity supplier and supplier of last resort
The Macedonian government has adopted a decision on launching a procedure to select the country’s universal electricity supplier and supplier of last resort, in line with the new energy law, according to a statement on the government’s website. The prime minister’s office, the office of the deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs, and […]
Power utility EPHZHB logs EUR 19.7 million profit in H1
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg Bosne (EPHZHB) made a profit of BAM 38.7 million (around EUR 19.7 million) in January-June, up from BAM 452,076 (about EUR 230,000) in the first half of 2017. This is in keeping with strong results posted by power utilities elsewhere in the region on the back of good […]
KESH rallies on good hydrological conditions, posts EUR 49.3 million profit in H1
Albania’s state-owned power utility KESH reported a profit of nearly ALL 6.2 billion (about EUR 49.3 million) in the first half of the year, having produced 3,881 GWh of electricity, more than in the entire 2017, when it generated 2,915 GWh. KESH had a loss of ALL 52.7 million (around EUR 420,000) in 2017 and […]